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The 1990 Plainfield tornado was a devastating tornado that occurred on the afternoon of Tuesday, August 28, 1990. The violent tornado killed 29 people and injured 353. [1] It is the only F5/EF5 rated tornado ever officially recorded in August in the United States (unofficially the 1883 Rochester, Minnesota cyclone is considered an F5), and the only F5 tornado to strike the Chicago area.
A storm system spawned numerous tornadoes on August 28, including the devastating F5 Plainfield, Illinois tornado. The violent, rain wrapped tornado killed 29 people and injured 350. It is the only F5 tornado ever recorded in August and is the only F5 tornado on record to ever strike the Chicago area.
August 28, 1990 – An extremely violent and devastating F5 tornado hit Plainfield, killing 29 people and injuring a further 353. [104] The tornado caused an estimated $165 million (1990 USD) in damages, and is the only F5 or EF5 tornado on record to hit the Chicago metropolitan area. [105]
1990 Plainfield tornado: August 28, 1990: Northeastern Illinois: 13: 29 fatalities: Produced some of the most intense vegetation scouring ever documented. Strongest August tornado, though only rated F5 based on corn damage. F4 damage occurred to buildings in Plainfield, Illinois, killing 29 people.
Tornado 4 wreaks havoc on a rodeo and sends a horse trailer flying through the air ... real or CG? The large trailer is there for real. The part where it falls into the pool, that's computer graphics.
The tornado is considered by some sources to be one of the strongest tornadoes ever surveyed at the time, though little detailed information about the damage is available. [81] Aug 28: 1990: United States Illinois Oswego, Plainfield, Crest Hill, Joliet: 29: SPC-NWS, [20] NCDC, [74] Grazulis, Fujita
The National Weather Service has confirmed six EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Kentucky during Tuesday’s storm. The confirmed tornadoes are in Anderson, Bourbon, Boyd, Jessamine, Jefferson and ...
An EF-4 tornado first touched down in southwestern Tennessee and traveled 165.7 miles to Falls of Rough, Kentucky, tracking through 11 Kentucky counties, according to the National Weather Service.